memeorandum: Protests Erupt in Shanghai and Other Chinese Cities Over Covid Controls (New York Times)

10:30 AM ET, November 27, 2022

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Protests Erupt in Shanghai and Other Chinese Cities Over Covid Controls — A chanting crowd called for China's leader, Xi Jinping, to step down, a rare act of defiance reflecting growing anger after nearly three years of lockdowns. — Protests spread to cities and college campuses around China …

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New York Times:

Deadly Fire in China Fuels Protests Over Xi's Covid Policies — Protests became rare once the government cut off most routes to collective action. But ubiquitous Covid rules, bringing shared suffering, have created a focus for anger. — The fire began with a faulty power strip in a bedroom …

Discussion: BBC, The Hill, Bloomberg, CNN, Al Jazeera, Reuters, Associated Press and Voice of America

Washington Post:

Deadly Xinjiang fire stokes discontent over China's covid restrictions — The delayed emergency response to a deadly fire has sparked protests calling for an end to months of lockdowns in Xinjiang, the tightly controlled region of northwestern China, and fueled a nationwide outcry …

Discussion: Axios, Associated Press, Bloomberg, BBC, Reuters, HotAir, The Daily Caller, UPI, New York Post, CNN, Al Jazeera, Politico and Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

David Smith / The Guardian:

‘They will bend the knee’: Lincoln project cofounder cautions against dismissing Trump — Rick Wilson, a veteran Republican strategist, suggests the ex-president still holds sway despite multiple crises — Donald Trump, the former US president, is all washed up.

Discussion: Raw Story

Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:

January 6 report expected to focus on Trump's role and potential culpability — Final report by House select committee is scheduled for release in December - but fixation on Trump has opened a rift on the panel — The House January 6 select committee's final report into its investigation …

Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: Democrats pine for Trump as GOP nominee

Discussion: Bloomberg

David Smith / The Guardian:
Trump's act is ‘old and tired’, says his own former national security adviser

Discussion: New York Post, The Gateway Pundit, HuffPost, Washington Times, The Hill, Washington Examiner, Raw Story and No More Mister Nice Blog

Ruby Cramer / Washington Post:
Elon Musk says he would support Ron DeSantis in 2024

Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:

Why I Quit Elon Musk's Twitter — A platform that once represented the new frontier of digital democracy is being used by the world's richest man to troll us all. — It has been an interminable month since Elon Musk assumed control of Twitter and showed up in its headquarters while carrying a bathroom sink.

Discussion: The Hill, New York Post, RedState and Lawyers, Guns & Money, more at Techmeme »

New York Times:

The Exceptionally American Problem of Rising Roadway Deaths — Why other rich nations have surpassed the U.S. in protecting pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. — About a thousand people gathered on a bright morning on the National Mall the Saturday before Thanksgiving for what has become …

Dylan Wells / Washington Post:

Early voters in Georgia head to the polls Saturday for Senate runoff — CARTERSVILLE, Ga. — Georgia voters flocked to the polls Saturday to cast their ballots in the Senate runoff, taking advantage of an extra day of voting brought about by a lawsuit filed by Sen. Raphael G. Warnock (D) …

Discussion: Mercury News, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Mother Jones, The Daily Caller and NPR

Joyu Wang / Wall Street Journal:

Taiwan's President Steps Down as Leader of Ruling Party After Drubbing in Local Elections — Opposition Kuomintang wins several key mayoral races in results that add to political uncertainty as China looms — TAIPEI—Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen relinquished her seat as head …

Discussion: Associated Press, Latest, UPI and The Daily Caller

Nathan Williams / BBC:

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen quits as party chair after local elections — Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has resigned as head of the governing Democratic People's Party (DPP) after its poor showing in local elections. — The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) won several major races on Saturday, including in the capital Taipei.

Discussion: Bloomberg, Latest, Actions create consequences, Reuters and Outside the Beltway

Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:

U.S. grants Chevron license to pump oil in Venezuela — Sanctions were eased following a government-opposition agreement on humanitarian aid and further discussions on elections. — The Biden administration said on Saturday it would lift a key oil sanction against Venezuela …

Discussion: HotAir, Fox Business, Reuters, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, One America News Network, Associated Press, Washington Times, New York Times, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Al Jazeera, Politico, CNN, TASS, Bloomberg, Dave's Newsletter and Mercury News

Iris Samuels / Anchorage Daily News:

9 Democrats and 8 Republicans form bipartisan majority in Alaska Senate — All nine Democrats and eight of the 11 Republicans elected to the Alaska Senate are forming a bipartisan majority coalition, they said Friday, just two days after the deadline for Alaska election officials to receive ballots …

Discussion: Alaska Beacon

Associated Press:

New state voter fraud units finding few cases from midterms — State-level law enforcement units created after the 2020 presidential election to investigate voter fraud are looking into scattered complaints more than two weeks after the midterms but have provided no indication of systemic problems.

New York Times:

U.S. and NATO Scramble to Arm Ukraine and Refill Their Own Arsenals — The West thought an artillery and tank war in Europe would never happen again and shrunk weapons stockpiles. It was wrong. — BRUSSELS — When the Soviet Union collapsed, European nations grabbed the “peace dividend …

Discussion: The Hill, Graham's Newsletter, TASS and Task & Purpose